Asheville Challenger 1978

Ashville Challenger 1978
date	2.7.1978 - 8.7.1978
Edition	1
navigation	1978
ATP Challenger Tour
venue	Asheville United States
Tournament number	673
category	Challenger
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	64E / 32Q / 32D
Prize money	US $ 25,000
Last year's winner (individual)	first edition
Last year's winner (double)	first edition
Winner (singles)	Eliot Teltscher
Winner (doubles)	Réjean Genois Ramiro Benavides
Status: end of the tournament

The 1978 Ashville Challenger was a tennis tournament that was held from July 2-8 , 1978 in Asheville . It was part of the 1978 ATP Challenger Series and was played outdoors on sand.

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 64 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 32 pairs.

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Francisco González Quarter finals 02.  Eliot Teltscher victory 03.  Keith Richardson Round of 16 04th  Ferdi Taygan 2nd round 05.  Christophe Freyss 2nd round 06th  Deon Joubert final 07th  Álvaro Betancur Round of 16 08th.  Réjean Genois 2nd round

No. player Round reached 09.  Ramiro Benavides 1 round 10.  Mike Cahill Semifinals 11.  Willem Prinsloo 1 round 12.  Bernard Fritz 2nd round 13.  Butch sea car Round of 16 14th  Gilles Moretton Quarter finals 15th  Pascal Portes Quarter finals 16.  Dick Bohrnstedt Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

10

Mike Cahill

6th

2

6th

Deon Joubert

7th

6th

6th

Deon Joubert

1

5

2

Eliot Teltscher

6th

7th

Q

Erick Iskersky

5

3

2

Eliot Teltscher

7th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

F. González

6th

6th

M. Greenberg

0

1

1

F. González

7th

6th

C. Mayotte

6th

3

3

L. Gottfried

6th

4th

L. Gottfried

4th

6th

6th

1

F. González

6th

0

J. DiLouie

3

6th

4th

16

D. Bohrnstedt

1

1

r

G. Braun

6th

3

6th

G. Braun

6th

7th

4th

P. Smylie

2

2

16

D. Bohrnstedt

7th

6th

6th

16

D. Bohrnstedt

6th

6th

1

F. González

3

2

10

M. Cahill

6th

6th

10

M. Cahill

6th

6th

G. Taylor

1

3

10

M. Cahill

6th

6th

J. Sadri

6th

6th

J. Sadri

2

4th

C. Dunk

2

3

10

M. Cahill

7th

6th

Q

R. Van't Hof

6th

7th

7th

Á. Betancur

5

4th

H. Schoenfield

2

5

Q

R. Van't Hof

2

4th

N. Jensen

0

5

7th

Á. Betancur

6th

6th

7th

Á. Betancur

6th

7th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

K. Richardson

7th

6th

Q

M. Strode

6th

2

3

K. Richardson

6th

6th

G. Oropez

6th

7th

G. Oropez

4th

0

C. Stalder

4th

6th

3

K. Richardson

6th

2

4th

R. Brunet

6th

7th

14th

G. Moretton

1

6th

6th

H. Fritz

2

5

R. Brunet

2

6th

4th

R. Meyer

2

2

14th

G. Moretton

6th

3

6th

14th

G. Moretton

6th

6th

14th

G. Moretton

2

3

11

W. Prinsloo

4th

6th

5

6th

D. Joubert

6th

6th

G. Hamilton

6th

4th

7th

G. Hamilton

5

1

Q

C. Stansburry

6th

6th

Q

C. Stansburry

7th

6th

C. Gomez

4th

4th

Q

C. Stansburry

5

6th

1

Q

J. Joyce

3

1

6th

D. Joubert

7th

2

6th

Q

6th

6th

Q

5

6th

W. Redondo

6th

4th

3

6th

D. Joubert

7th

7th

6th

D. Joubert

2

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

R. Genois

4th

6th

6th

B. Foxworth

6th

1

1

8th

R. Genois

4th

6th

3

J. Meyers

7th

7th

J. Meyers

6th

1

6th

Q

K. Curren

6th

5

J. Meyers

6th

1

6th

Q

J. Lapidus

6th

6th

Q

J. Lapidus

4th

6th

3

G. Toulon

2

4th

Q

J. Lapidus

w.

O.

I. Fletcher

6th

6th

I. Fletcher

9

R. Benavides

4th

2

J. Meyers

2

4th

12

B. Fritz

6th

6th

E. Iskersky

6th

6th

T. Mott

2

2

12

B. Fritz

6th

1

5

Q

E. Iskersky

6th

6th

Q

E. Iskersky

4th

6th

7th

A. Madani

4th

2

Q

E. Iskersky

6th

6th

W. Blocher

6th

6th

W. Blocher

2

3

R. Smith

0

2

W. Blocher

6th

6th

B. Maze

3

4th

4th

F. Taygan

1

3

4th

F. Taygan

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

C. Freyss

6th

6th

6th

M. Hürlimann

1

7th

2

5

C. Freyss

6th

4th

2

Q

A. Lucchesi

6th

2

J. Holladay

3

6th

6th

J. Holladay

7th

6th

J. Holladay

3

3

N. Phillips

2

6th

7th

15th

P. Portes

6th

6th

J. Bartlett

6th

2

6th

N. Phillips

7th

2

6th

C. Strode

0

2

15th

P. Portes

6th

6th

7th

15th

P. Portes

6th

6th

15th

P. Portes

6th

2

1

13

B. Sea wagons

3

6th

7th

2

E. Teltscher

2

6th

6th

R. Guedes

6th

4th

6th

13

B. Sea wagons

7th

7th

H. Hoyt

6th

6th

H. Hoyt

5

6th

A. Amritraj

4th

0

13

B. Sea wagons

0

3

D. Naegelen

6th

6th

2

E. Teltscher

6th

6th

B. Rowe

3

0

D. Naegelen

1

2

T. Clements

2

0

2

E. Teltscher

6th

6th

2

E. Teltscher

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Ashok Amritraj Francisco González   1 round 02.  Deon Joubert Willem Prinsloo   Quarter finals 03.  Woody Blocher Dick Bohrnstedt   Quarter finals 04th  Mike Cahill Rick Meyer   Semifinals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Ramiro Benavides Réjean Genois     06th  Jai DiLouie Ferdi Taygan   final 07th  Bill Maze Eliot Teltscher   Semifinals 08th.  Guillermo Oropez Walter Redondo   1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

A. Amritraj F. González

6th

7th

3

H. Fritz P. Rennert

7th

6th

6th

H. Fritz P. Rennert

w.

O.

C. Strode, M. Strode

7th

6th

C. Strode, M. Strode

G. Hamilton D. Martin

5

3

H. Fritz P. Rennert

4th

6th

5

J. Cohen M. Hürlimann

4th

3

7th

B. Maze E. Teltscher

6th

3

7th

T. Clements T. Crabel

6th

6th

T. Clements T. Crabel

4th

2

C. Dunk C. Mayotte

3

3

7th

B. Maze E. Teltscher

6th

6th

7th

B. Maze E. Teltscher

6th

6th

7th

B. Maze E. Teltscher

3

4th

3

W. Blocher D. Bohrnstedt

7th

6th

6th

J. DiLouie F. Taygan

6th

6th

J. Bartlett H. Hoyt

5

2

3

W. Blocher D. Bohrnstedt

6th

4th

7th

N. Jensen G. Toulon

5

2

G. Braun N. Phillips

3

6th

6th

G. Braun N. Phillips

7th

6th

3

W. Blocher D. Bohrnstedt

4th

4th

R. Guedes J. Soares

7th

7th

6th

J. DiLouie F. Taygan

6th

6th

GS Malin R. Taylor

5

5

R. Guedes J. Soares

4th

4th

C. Gomez G. Nunez

4th

5

6th

J. DiLouie F. Taygan

6th

6th

6th

J. DiLouie F. Taygan

6th

7th

6th

J. DiLouie F. Taygan

5

6th

6th

8th

G. Oropez W. Redondo

2

4th

2

R. Benavides R. Genois

7th

4th

7th

Q

R. Smith

6th

6th

Q

R. Smith

2

4th

A. Lucchesi M. Rowe

2

4th

J. Holladay B. Sea Car

6th

6th

J. Holladay B. Sea Car

6th

6th

J. Holladay B. Sea Car

7th

0

6th

K. Curren G. Plock

2

5

4th

M. Cahill R. Meyer

6th

6th

7th

R. Brunet B. Fritz

6th

7th

R. Brunet B. Fritz

5

6th

J. Geraghty M. Sassano

3

3

4th

M. Cahill R. Meyer

7th

7th

4th

M. Cahill R. Meyer

6th

6th

4th

M. Cahill R. Meyer

6th

6th

5

R. Benavides R. Genois

6th

4th

7th

2

R. Benavides R. Genois

7th

7th

Á. Betancur A. González

3

6th

5

5

R. Benavides R. Genois

6th

6th

6th

T. Graham K. Junkerman

6th

6th

G. Moretton D. Naegelen

7th

3

3

G. Moretton D. Naegelen

7th

7th

5

R. Benavides R. Genois

7th

7th

B. Foxworth J. Restrepo

6th

6th

2

D. Joubert W. Prinsloo

5

6th

C. Freyss P. Portes

3

4th

B. Foxworth J. Restrepo

4th

6th

6th

M. Greenberg, M. Shore

4th

3

2

D. Joubert W. Prinsloo

6th

4th

7th

2

D. Joubert W. Prinsloo

6th

6th

Web links and sources

• Results on atpworldtour.com (English)